| 单词 | loosen |
| 例句 | My hands joined Stick’s, tugging to loosen the man's grip. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Its coolness soothed the throb, and its wetness loosened the cloth’s grip on the wound. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They were working together in the garden, loosening and turning over the packed soil of the beds. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I take a step back now, loosening the line between us that’s held us taut all summer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Sierra felt its solidity beginning to give way between her fingers, felt the twisted sorcery that held it together loosen. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I had to roll the pot in the grass and climb halfway in with a wire brush to loosen the clinging soap. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I was about to peel the loosened ropes off my left hand when I felt the warlock’s grip upon my shoulder. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Baba loosened his tie and gave the old man a handful of quarters. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z If anybody looked suspicious, I’d quickly cross the street, or go through a door, or turn a comer, loosening my arm enough to let the package drop. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she had loosened the earth and weeded with Mama’s big moose antler hoe and her own smaller hoe carved from a crooked tree branch. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z His fingernails caked in soil, Fadi was about to call it quits when the earth loosened around a small tin box in their twenty-sixth pit. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He loosened his collar and lit another cigarette. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He went back down into the cabin and opened the front hatch to loosen the pinched jib. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me, then he loosened the blanket and lifted it away from his ear. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I kicked and thrashed, but the hand did not loosen its grip. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He loosened the paddle from where it was wedged. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Relax. I will not use this for gambling, only for buying drinks. There is nothing like wine to loosen tongues.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z So many times they had wished she would hold her tongue; now all they wanted was for it to loosen. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A nest of anger and hurt knotted up inside me, and I felt that loosen a little—not all the way, but a little. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He lay tossing and turning and listening fearfully to the stealthy night-noises: wind in chinks of rock, water dripping, a crack, the sudden rattling fall of a loosened stone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Some nights, no one seemed willing to loosen the hold sounds had on us. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thoroughly stuffed,” sighed the count, loosening his belt. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Jay wedged the paint-coated stick under my other foot, and the grip loosened enough for me to scoot all the way back to safe ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Ozwin gave her a kiss and loosened the mooring lines that kept the big silk pontoons firmly on the ground. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I bent my fingers back to loosen them up. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He tightened some things here, loosened some more over there, tugged and patted and shaped. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She was not intending to remove the gauze, but as she loosened it, the heavy sterile towel beneath it slid away, taking a part of the bloodied dressing with it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Mother boiled the chicken to loosen the feathers before she plucked them and opened up the cavity. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Was it because the day was finally coming to a close, or because I was waiting for his tight fist to loosen? Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Will tried to pull away, and his feeble tug woke a response from the man, whose hand hadn’t loosened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The singing had loosened something inside him, he was breathing easily and his heart no longer pounded. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He had forgotten to loosen the nets at dusk and sweep the base lines, making sure they were securely tacked into the clay. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment more and Volta loosened his grip. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When he began to wipe his exhaust pipes, he discovered they wiggled, loosened by all those tugging paws. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Her horse reared, but it only loosened her from her saddle. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Father loosened his tie and the collar of his short-sleeved Sunday shirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In case the drugs weren’t doing their job, the Cramps tried loosening me up with a few comforting tales of Ted’s prior salvation successes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He loosened my hair and covered the words with it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “OK, Edna, I want you to wiggle your fingers and legs and face very gently. Not too much; we just want to loosen the mold a bit.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I hope Hel loosens up a little—at least enough to forget that she was so irritated with me earlier. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He grabs Henry by his loosened collar, pushes a little, and says, “Get on the couch.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We repeat the process, find a rhythm, and I start to feel my heart beating, my muscles loosening. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As I drew in gulps of cool night air, the crushing pressure on my throat slowly loosened. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He pecked violently at the Sleeper’s coils until they shuddered, loosening just enough to let Aru grab the golden ball from her pocket. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Major Marais unbuttoned my collar, loosened and then removed my tie, and then, standing behind me, tied it in a double Windsor knot. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Z picked at the wooden door frame, loosening a splinter. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z And wherever housing patterns loosened slightly, officials gerrymandered school districts to keep them racially homogeneous. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Jay, taut and grim-faced, anticipates when to loosen or tighten the rope. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It is impossible to lift the Midgard serpent, and yet you did, and you even loosened a coil of it when you lifted its paw from the ground. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Cold water could actually hurt a singer’s voice—tighten the cords when they need to be loosened. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Sunny giggles, and I feel the snarl of anxiety loosen a bit. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My body loosened up then, and I started to breathe again too, but the easy-living party in the corridor didn’t last. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I look down at our linked fingers as I loosen my grasp, but he regains his grip on me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Some of the other mourners ran over to him, trying to loosen his grip from his wife’s lifeless body. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He twisted his body and tried to yank himself out of the officer’s grip, which loosened but didn’t let go. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I always went out and helped the pitchers to loosen up their arms. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He has me sit down and uses an Allen wrench to loosen the top coupling. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Little by little the serpent loosened herself and began to flow along the man’s arm toward the monkey. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally we loosen the leg and the body floats a few feet down before getting stuck again near the bank. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This time the steely fist never loosened its grip. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Just when its grip seemed to loosen, another monster curled around my right bicep. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Finally it loosened enough for me to slip my left hand up and out against my chest and rip the tape off. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z When you get enough, you loosen the rope and the blood stops flowing. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z But would the mild ale loosen his tongue? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I think the valve inside me that loosened during the conversation with Oscar has popped its gasket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The very night before the day Hannah had asked Eva if she had ever loved them, the wind tore over the hills rattling roofs and loosening doors. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They seesawed the stake back and forth to loosen the dirt until they could pull it free. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z No matter how she screamed and schemed, her husband refused to loosen his purse strings. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I stopped pummeling the small punching bag Dad had installed in my room and loosened the straps on my boxing gloves with my teeth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “My mom made me wear this tie,” Connor complains as he rolls his finger inside his shirt collar to loosen it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Eventually, I loosened enough dirt to get the strand free. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Faint with horror, I loosened my grip and dropped to the ground. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “There is too much singing and dancing, such lightness as loosens the restraints of virtue,” she complained, her white curls quivering. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The blind man smiled, loosened a beet from the earth, and placed it in the basket of vegetables. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The stupid and confusing ideas quit coming and got their place took by a stinging in my eyes and a loosening in my nose and a choking in my throat. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Whenever she was really scared or freaking out, the same thing always happened: she began to dissociate, reality loosening around her like a hammock deconstructing itself, spilling her out into sands of nothingness. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z If the point of all this is to get Mr. Rowley to loosen the reins, maybe it isn’t as stupid as I thought. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Doctor Copeland loosened the collar of his shirt, for in his throat there was a choked feeling. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It pulled the knot in my guts so tight I still can't loosen it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The instant the needle hit that record, he'd loosen his tie and become something other than the conservative engineer with a pocketful of IBM pencils embossed with the command think. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He loosened his scarf and pulled off his mittens, which he stuffed into his coat pocket. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z As Pax took all this in, a tension deep within him loosened. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I reached up to loosen his grip, but he wouldn’t let go. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I carefully let out a breath and loosen my fingers. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His arms loosened, and he looked up at her, a lock of dark hair falling over his brow. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He untied the mainsail and pulled it up, then loosened the jib and drew it up as well. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As my heartbeat decreases and that knot that encloses my heart loosens, I think that maybe, just maybe, everything will be all right. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Just saying it gave me immense relief, as though a cord had loosened from around my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Now every morning, Mac would rise early to put on a pot of coffee, and Bobby would come down in his clean white shirt, his tie loosened and sleeves unbuttoned. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Thinking that a clever assignment might help loosen them up, I instructed my students to write a letter to their mothers in prison. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Roy loosened the knot and peeked, but he couldn’t see what was inside. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This would split the log further along and, at the same time, loosen the first wedge. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening, though, Papa-Nnukwu felt well enough to get up for dinner, and the knots on Aunty Ifeomas face loosened a little. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z After a moment, I felt his grip loosen, and I pulled away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Teeth were loosening and eyes were deep-sunken in their sockets when they made landfall on the green land to the West. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z And, as he said this, the smoothness of his face began to loosen a little. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It loosened him up after a long day in the saddle, and though he would have been embarrassed to admit it, he liked the change it had made to his body. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I had clung to them, to Rass, yes, even to my grandmother, afraid that if I loosened my fingers an iota, I would find myself once more cold and clean in a forgotten basket. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He loosened his belt and tucked in his shirt-tail and tightened the belt again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face, so pure and clear, could have been formed of water jade and her shining hair, loosened from its ornate pins, pooled around her like smooth black water on the white snow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “A screwdriver, then, can loosen as well as tighten, right?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We worked on our knees, pulling the carrots out of the ground after they were loosened by a tractor-plow. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He yanked at the knot, loosened it, pulled the rope free—and the boat shot forward. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He gave me a look, but he loosened his tie. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z My teeth chattered hard enough in my head to loosen each and every one. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z In the darkness he loosened his sheath knife and taking all the strain of the fish on his left shoulder he leaned back and cut the line against the wood of the gunwale. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as he was turning away, I loosened my braid and let the first folded note fall on the floor. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At the base of the cliffs, hundreds of men with sledgehammers and crowbars climbed over piles of fallen rock, loosening them for the front loaders. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Singh had a steamer to loosen the paper from the walls. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he loosened something, and a ragged gap of light appeared, like the hole in a wall. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Still, I feel my voice loosening up more and more. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He winks at me and begins loosening his tie. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I feel my knees begin to give, my mouth loosen. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A draft from the open door sent an eddy of air across the bed, and the particles of the angel’s form, loosened by the waning of his strength, swirled upward into randomness and vanished. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I really hope we don’t need them,” Seven said, loosening her collar. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “But they said the principal loosened the supports,” Dad said. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The pot loosened my tongue, gave me the courage to be honest. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z My shyness fell away from me, loosening as it did so my reluctant tongue, and out they all came, the little secrets of childhood, the pleasures and the pains. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The muscles of her stomach loosened, and all at once she was exhausted. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am surprised to see you out of your study. Can it be that your wondrous curiosities have finally loosened their grip?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “It’d be good for the both of you. Drew could help you get your game up, and maybe you could help Drew loosen up a little.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The cant of the ship made for hard pushing, but under their combined effort, the spool slowly rumbled forward, crunching over blistered preservative paint and loosened metal deck plates. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The Patina girl was tall, and sprang up and down on her toes, rolling her neck and shoulders, I guessed to loosen up. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She shifts, but her grip on me never loosens. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I casually loosened my braid so my hair could cover what my T-shirt might not. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She bent down quickly to loosen them, and when she found the right lace was knotted, she nearly burst into tears. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Silently he drew the amulet string over his shoulder and loosened the loop from the horn handle of his great knife. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z You’re going to pay for that, boy, the man yells as he loosens his belt and wraps it a couple times around his hand to get a tight grip. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z They seesawed the stake back and forth to loosen the dirt until they could pull it free. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z If you’re skilled you don’t try to steel yourself, you actually do the opposite, you let yourself go, completely, Hoagland told me once, like you are sitting on the toilet, you loosen a certain muscle. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My curls loosen and stretch past my neck. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It spreads, slow and sodden, loosening her teeth, weighing down her limbs, darkening the scar on her withered chest. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I only had to tell one of them to loosen up. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There the birds were plunged up and down in the hot water to loosen their feathers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I started out with some simple beats.When my hands and feet started to loosen up, I switched over to this really complicated Latin rhythm I’d been working on. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The deck of the Astrea was alive with action—men running to secure battle lanterns—to loosen the guns. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I loosened my ribbon tie to hide the gesture. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When the husks were loosened, Nhamo poured the grain into a winnowing basket. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the loft that night, Dallas and Florida added two sweet rolls and two apples to their stash beneath a loosened floorboard. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z We angled the lantern just so, and he loosened the bronze screws that had grown dark with time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One of Gebu’s fists rose more swiftly than Ranofer could dodge, and struck him a glancing blow across the mouth which nevertheless felt as if it had loosened half his teeth. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z December bolds us all in its thrall; not even the fires in the stoves and grates can loosen its icy grip. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Old Maurice sat down in the big chair and loosened his collar and all--he was wearing this elevator operator's uniform. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I loosened my grip on the sky, and as Atlas slammed into me I didn’t try to hold on. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Britten loosened his fingers from Bigger’s collar and shrugged his shoulders. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her fear narrowed and hardened into something numb and old; her pulse loosened. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I loosened my tie and hung my jacket on the back of one of the kitchen chairs. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The bonds that had held his body down were loosened. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The murmuring silence gave, the crowd burst into loud chatter: it was as if the thought of food had loosened all tongues; and the pushing and thrusting became more violent. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The Minister of Law clears his throat and loosens his cravat. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She was shaking me then, grabbing me by my shirt collar and rattling me like she wanted to loosen the last breath out of my chest. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I swing my arms to loosen myself up. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Praying nobody would burst in on her, Jinny loosened her drawstring and then reached a hand down inside the pants to pat between her thighs. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But since my cousins moved away, the rules have both tightened and loosened in odd ways. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Slowly, over hours of talking, the knot began to loosen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The She Elephant chopped the heads off chickens and doused them in boiling water to loosen the feathers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A hoof glanced against his shoulder, but Taran did not loosen his hold. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z White men in the crispest, slickest suits—black and navy and tweed, some with loosened ties and coats unbuttoned or cast aside over chairs. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As if the river agreed with him, it surged over him, dunking him and loosening his grasp on the boat. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Johnny stared as she undid an intricate bow and loosened her corset cover. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He shrugged as if to loosen his shoulders, strode up to the driver’s side of the red truck, reached in and grabbed Rock by the neck and pulled him out through the window. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z I knew that, in my “just right” place, I would breathe deep, feeling a loosening of all the things wound up in me, and know I’d found it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He sighed and got up and yawned and stretched his arms high above his head to loosen the muscles of his body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She gave him something to pour in there to loosen it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re wound up pretty tight. You got any gears in there that need loosening? I could take a look.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And she dropped her eyes and fell to twisting a bit of the bedding where a thread was loosened, and she waited patiently as one who scarcely expects an answer. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z That loosened Jam’s anxiety, but not by much. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Fred felt the loop loosen around his neck and was about to smile in gratitude just as the jail door slammed shut in his face. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As he hurried on his way, he shrugged to loosen the stiff muscles. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Always, in Virgil’s face, the ache of childlessness was writ in an astonished surprise that would attack his eyes, then loosen the muscles of his face. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Something hard and painful in her chest loosened. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I took the coat off and slung it over my knee, rolled my shirt cuffs up my arm, loosened my tie, and freed my neck from the top button. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Jam exhaled in relief, the tight knot of worry in her chest loosening a little but not entirely. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Wooed by both men, Cristiana favored Rosencrantz, I think, but each was greeted with the same coy laugh and the same broad view of her bosom straining beneath its artfully loosened bodice. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Some of my bangs loosen and fall across my forehead. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z This swells the kernels and loosens the skin. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “You need to loosen up, and Ariadne has magical hands skilled in Swedish technique. Your body will thank you.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She picks up her charm necklace, tangled in a heap on the top of the dresser, and rubs the gold chain between her fingers, trying to loosen the knot. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Explosions were common at the brickworks, for companies would use dynamite to loosen the clay before the great machines scooped it up to make bricks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers were loosening as they reached the lift, stepped inside and set the stretcher down. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z That only loosened his grip, so I jammed my knee up into his crotch. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He spat on it carefully, and it loosened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When it awoke, she hardened her breasts against the milk that crying loosens. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That loosened the opening between the mainsail and the jib sail so he pulled the jib in a bit to clean that and the boat picked up speed. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I roll my shoulders a couple of times, trying to loosen up the suddenly tense muscles. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “We loosened it a bit,” he explained, holding it open for her. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The pain inside her heart loosened a bit. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z I could feel it dying, the life draining out of it, its tongue loosening around my ankle. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I feel my fists relax, my joints loosen. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Then he loosened his face up and mumbled, “I think she like you.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He paused and reached ahead for the loosened wire, confirming that it was still there, still leading him out to the light. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The summer of 1958 came, and with it, floating ships of clouds that lazily drifted by, docking sometimes in the afternoon to produce a shower to loosen the dust off the houses and the cars. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “You look so much older,” I said, once they loosened their grips enough to let me breathe. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His tie was loosened and the collar of his shirt had wilted with sweat. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z You loosened your grip and let the nightmare take her. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z As they drove back toward Ravenel, the sky was beginning to loosen up in the east, fingers of pink and mauve light touched the rim of the earth, enlarging imperceptibly with each moment passed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She loosened the knot on her bathrobe and sat down at the kitchen table. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Then he opened and closed them on it lightly to loosen them. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His grip on her arm loosened, but he didn’t realize he’d actually released her until she stumbled back from him and began to run. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The smallest one stretched its neck like people in English films who loosen their ties after office. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Their digging to extract the tuber loosened and aerated the soil and fostered regrowth. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In a matter of seconds, the two boys felt it loosening its grip as it cringed away from the light and warmth. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Feeling sicker—quite dizzy in fact—I sat down and loosened my shoe. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I loosen the seat belt to let him in. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Soon they stopped marching, and the kid began to loosen the knots on Roy’s wrists. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to loosen him up so he’ll go downstream. He’ll dirty the water, maybe his juices will flow into my pails.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As the raging water loosened her grip on the boulder, she gulped in air and closed her eyes. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Something inside me loosened a bit, like Nan’s pride in me had melted away the tight nervousness I’d carried without knowing it was even there. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When they are loosened enough for her to remove the lid, she pulls it off gingerly, as though she fears what she might find inside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Uncle gently loosened Salva’s grip so he could take the boy’s hand in his. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed up and then threw himself backward, crushing Will between himself and the parapet, and that was too much; all the breath left Will’s body, and in the shock his hands loosened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He loosened his belt from under his cloak, and took from it the two sheathed knives. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z One of the knots in my chest loosens. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I blinked and took a long breath, trying to loosen the fist around my heart. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z But he must have sensed that engaging in one illegality sort of loosened other holds on Dedd. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She clenched her hands into fists and turned into the wind, letting it stream over her head, loosening her hair. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The wind loosened a lock of her hair, and it danced freely among the flying snowflakes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But something else loosens and relaxes her, too. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Phil loosens his grip on my back as if he might let me fall into the water. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Malcolm’s stiff arms and shoulders began to loosen, and the canoe made good speed on the dark water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z With eyes squeezed shut, teeth locked together, and lungs screaming for air, I absorbed every wave, each one loosening my grip just a little bit more. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Trembling with excitement, Ranofer could scarcely make his fingers loosen a strand of the wire and straighten it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He starts loosening his belt with his good hand. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Americans want to loosen up now, have a good time,” she said. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Crouch was pulling him closer; Harry tried to loosen Crouch’s grip on his robes, but it was too powerful. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He holds me fiercely, like a little lion cub, so tightly that I have to loosen his grip. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Station Inspector saw the bandages and loosened his grip, at which point, like a wild animal, Hugo escaped. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I was even starting to feel something loosening up and slopping ’round in my nose. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “These bandages are so tight. Will you loosen them for me a little?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She loosened the ribbon that held the old light blue cotton skirt around her waist and let it drop past her knees. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath, then loosen my grip on the bars. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z They were starting to slip out of the twists, and Father Amadi ran his hand over the loosening braids, in gentle, smoothing motions. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I pulled at his hand to loosen him, and each time I managed to get a few fingers up he’d switch his grip somewhere else. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He grunted in exasperation, pulling it savagely towards himself to loosen it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I put my arm behind me to loosen my pistol. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The feet and sides loosen as we lift together. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z After an hour or so, his sore muscles seemed to loosen up a little bit. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Peeves was bobbing halfway up, loosening the carpet so that people would trip. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Lockton had freed the top buttons of his waistcoat, and two of the officers had loosened their lace neck cloths. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z With a cry of pain, she loosened her hold. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby began to whimper, and slowly, the old woman loosened her hold on the Iron Rod. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The breeze stirred her white hair, loosening the bun on the back. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z After vomiting for some time, I felt the grip around my throat loosen, as if whatever had been strangling me had been somewhere in the vomit. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It took more than forty years for the NSA to loosen its grip. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I had to wake him up. ‘For my mercy endureth forever,’” said Bono, and he loosened one hand to slap at my head in play; but there was no play in his eyes, only fury. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z "Take off your shoes and loosen your belt," Spoon said. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Barack read it on my face or sensed it in my posture—the fact that everything for me had now begun to loosen and unfold. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Maybe she has also realized that even if she guards over me like a hawk, terrible things can still happen, so she has loosened her grip and let me be free. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The ring had a red stone held by tiny prongs which I loosened, took the stone out, leaving the sharp tiny prongs jutting up. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was me who loosened it up anyhow. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He nodded to Chronicler, who casually shook his writing hand to loosen it, then unstoppered his inkwell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "The piece really came together once you loosened up and started making fun of yourself." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I loosened my grip and tugged on the string, dipping and dodging the green kite. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Instead I saw their hands at the lid, loosening the bolts, and before I could react they had opened the lid and pulled me erect. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach Nat loosens the circle, then looks around at each of us in turn. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “In the library paste,” joked Sierra, who was loosening up. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Alaric loosened the collar of his ghost shirt, which, despite being see-through like the rest of him, was clearly bedazzled. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z We manage to get Marv to loosen up and laugh a bit later, though he still complains of tasting the Doorman on his Ups. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z If the boy were here he could rub it for me and loosen it down from the forearm, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “A few weeks in prison will loosen your tongue.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The knot at the base of my neck loosened. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Helene bent to loosen the ribbons of Nel’s hat, a woman in a yellow dress came out of the garden and onto the back porch that opened into the bedroom. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Butterflies flew in and out of the bunches of field flowers now loosened from the top of the bier and lying in a small heap at the edge of the grave. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I loosened more bricks until I could make out the neatly folded piece of fabric hiding inside the block tower. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z And the wind blows, but it’s outside, not trying to loosen your grip on the branches. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "Have Ser Cleos Frey brought a flagon of wine. I mean to question him soon, and I want his tongue well loosened." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I loosened my grip just a tad, and out popped her little screecher head, comical tusks and all. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He loosens his grip on my hand, but I notice he doesn’t let go. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z They sank their blades into the sea of stone—loosened by swings of Jake’s pick—and heaved it backward in a pitter-pattering shower of gravel. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to take my arms off the trunk and fold them to my chest like a mummy, loosen my thighs from their grip, and fall in a backwards swan dive to the bottom. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Bend slightly at the knees. Shoulders back; loosen your wrist. Throw when you exhale.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He got off the mare and loosened the cinch; the horse tried to shake off sweat and fatigue. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sight of that little old pup, tearing out for the brush with that piece of cornbread seemed to loosen something inside me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z In his bedroom he dampened a handkerchief in the water and loosened the caked blood and dirt on the girl’s face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Bundled in a secondhand wool coat and gloves that were too big, Fadi loosened his scratchy scarf. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Indeed I felt his hold on me loosen, so I twisted my body in a swift movement and slipped away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I felt so proud I was afeared I’d bust, but all that happened was that same stuff in my nose commenced to loosening up and slopping ’round all over again! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Geller, who talked like a sailor and who had the look and build of a wrestler, arrived with his tie loosened, and wearing rumpled clothing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He took long strides to stand behind me, leaning against the lockers while I loosened my tie. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z At the top of a tall ladder, Mr. Kennedy loosens the twine, and the banner unfurls down the wall. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Kabuo pried the cover from his battery well and loosened the cables from the terminals. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Hamlet did not contend with me but loosened his embrace, and his ardor cooled like an ember when the wind ceases to blow. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Al’s had enough to loosen him up but not enough to get mean. I figure this is your opportunity.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then, one by one, the fingers loosened their grip, and the marble slipped into her hand. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z But seeing Frank and his wife began to undermine my parochialism and loosen the hold of the tribalism that still imprisoned me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd gasped and, as the guards loosened their hold, Amah yanked off the gag. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Olanna pulled Baby forward and began to loosen her braids and search through her thick hair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The line loosened as everyone tried to see what happened. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The girl on the floor exhaled, but Reyna knew that trick - trying to loosen an enemy’s hold. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He was probably right, but I refused my heart its loosening, kept it tight and impervious to him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Lyra looked down at her, anguished; but then she stepped over her mother’s body and loosened Mrs. Coulter’s feeble clutch from her ankle. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Dad was kicking off his shoes and loosening his tie. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Jinx felt Finn’s grip loosen, then heard a loud snap. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They loosened their stays and sighed the hours away and cursed the heat and their husbands, too, for dragging them to Caldwell County to plant cotton and acres of pecan trees. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I push just a little against him so he’ll loosen his hold, but he pulls me tighter towards him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled and tore at it to loosen it and just as it broke free and his heart leaped to feel it rise he looked up, above the bag. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d got into the habit of loosening the long laces that held the leather socket tight to my left stump when I sat down. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Joseph loosened his cravat, took out a cloth and polish from the pantry, and got on his knees. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Cyrus made his preparations, drank his whisky, and loosened his collar. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The effort to recall was too great; it loosened a knot in her chest that turned her thoughts again to the pain. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I wanted him to go on talking like this, that his bitterness might loosen and come away, carrying with it all the pent-up hatred and disgust and muck of the lost years. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Hatchet holstered the gun, but didn’t loosen his grip on her throat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The faculty threw up its hands over Phineas, and so loosened its grip on all of us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I can feel the mucus in my lungs starting to slowly loosen. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z My anger loosens my tongue, and I drop my arms and bend down to grab my sword, gesturing at Bill with it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Sweat beads up on the cheeks of boys, leaning on the walls with their hands in their pockets and their ties loosened. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I loosened my seat belt, lifted myself, and leaned over Vonetta’s head and shoulders to get a look out of the oval window. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She bent from side to side, loosening her spine, stretched her arms above her head and rotated her shoulders, and eventually felt a little less stiff. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The country became very clear and the feeling of pressure in my head seemed to loosen. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Then, ignoring the burning across my back, I set my feet on the bench and loosened my clenched fingers from the iron ring. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My mother began to loosen my braids and brush my hair with long sweeping strokes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Jeanne manages to loosen her noose a little, but when Jacob tries to do the same, the knight with the lazy eye yanks the rope so tight Jacob goes choking and staggering to his knees. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Hey, Dad, why do you love me more than any of your other children?” she began, hoping to loosen him up with humor. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He laid the machete carefully on the ground and threw his arms in wide circles to loosen them out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Begin with some vocal exploration with speech, just getting them to loosen up and find their high, light head voice. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Still, it's hard to ruin pizza and root beer and ice cream, and once the eating starts, things loosen up. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had come full circle he lifted the cap by the stem; it loosened effortlessly, and Mr. Pirzada leaned over the pumpkin for a moment to inspect and inhale its contents. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When I leave, the concrete in my chest has loosened, melted down so I can breathe for a few days. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I dug into it with a stick, raking the loosened earth with my hands into a low pile on the downhill side. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I risked loosening die thermos cap a litde more, and a fresh burst of wind sent us rocketing around the northern tip of Virginia Beach into Chesapeake Bay. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Deliberately, making a wholly unnecessary display of fitting the key and turning it, he opened the padlock and loosened the chain and swung the gates just wide enough for the car to come through. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the Celestial bronze touched the plug, the plug shrank and loosened. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Delia pulled her ratty tennis shoes off her feet and beat them against each other, trying to loosen the clumps of dirt from their soles. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Then he felt the earring loosening, and the cockatoo, the earring firmly in its beak, fell from his shoulder. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Felice has helped her loosen two braids behind her ears and her fingertip is stained with the rouge she has stroked across her lips. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan loosened as many posts as he could until it was too hot for him to continue. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I tried, in my way, to loosen the protocol of the place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The teeth that were already loosened gave way. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z At the last second, the front Keeper somehow loosened the larger pole from the piece attached to Ben and yanked it back into the Glade, leaving the boy to his Banishment. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It wasn’t too hard to get Little Ann to loosen her hold. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I loosened the reins and let Plug amble his way home. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I started walking, and dragged her for a step or two, then her grip loosened and she fell away. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She loosened the string and unfolded the brown paper from a small radio. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I took hold of his clenched hand, loosened the contorted fingers, and said to him, soothingly— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Daddy, loosen your belt, it’s hitching your pants up.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I don't know how to loosen the knots of rage and pain. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Dorian loosened the top button on his vest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It didn’t make the fear go away, but it did loosen my limbs. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Without worrying Lyra, Will loosened the knife in its sheath and kept his hand close to it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Surprise and pain made the man loosen his grip on me slightly, and I wrenched away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Just loosen up,” Señora Ramirez advised, shimmying and waving her arms around like she was blowing in the wind. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z In fact, I hit the seat so hard that I loosened something, which fluttered to the ground. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned back against the couch and loosened his tie. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z She thought of a texturizer to loosen her hair’s springy coils, stretch out the kinkiness a little, but a texturizer was really a relaxer, only milder, and she would still have to avoid the rain. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I sat there for surely an hour, staring at a daylit hole in the window blind, without smoking or taking off my coat or loosening my necktie. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z As she watched poor Margaret turn pale and loosen the braid, Penelope was overcome by a particular type of irritated feeling that is known as “having one’s feathers ruffled.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I loosen the top of the pouch and pour a few spoonfuls of berries into his palm. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Junior and I would sometimes fight for the hammock, and if he got it, I would trick him by loosening its ropes so that he would fall once he sat in it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She edged over to the wall and picked up the paper, loosening the wad carefully. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But then she loosened her hold and looked up past me, as if seeing a wonderment. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We had walked for almost an hour before I felt the last fingers of the dream loosen from my lower back. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The monkey opened its mouth and shrieked, causing both detectives to loosen their hold. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She breathed deeply, allowing her heart to slow and her soul to loosen its worries and wrinkles and knots. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He had finally repaired all of the mechanical man’s broken pieces and painstakingly loosened what was too rusty to move. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z With every turn of the wheel, Dicey felt her stomach loosen and her muscles relax. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking seemed to loosen the cold fist that had grabbed his heart when he first saw Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When finally Ifemelu let go, slowly loosening her grip on a quieted Morgan, Morgan went back downstairs to her book. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She has loosened her laces and stretched her old running shoes to accommodate them, but she still feels like a C-grade zombie. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z "A red hat?" the aunt said, and in her wonder she loosened her hold on the girl, who quickly slipped away. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then the crowd quieted and there was no sound but the soft hiss and crack of the whip being loosened behind me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sticky released Constance’s hand, which in his fright he had unconsciously seized, and loosened his sash. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The converse phenomenon—the loosening of the island—was faster, more dramatic, and the reasons for it more evident. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Lyra cried out in alarm, and then in fear and pain, as Pantalaimon twisted this way and that, shrieking and snarling, unable to loosen the golden monkey’s grip. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers loosened and her arm dropped to her side. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He moved his arm gingerly, trying to get it to loosen up. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Three of them had loosened their ties just slightly; two others had removed their jackets. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Okay,” he says, loosening his tie like we are going to do some serious work. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She’d felt everything—the reverberations of the key turning in the lock of her irons, then again as they loosened and fell to the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As they took off, he realized how tightly his legs clutched the bat’s sides, and tried to loosen up. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Softening the insertion with the dab of lard, she probed with her middle finger to loosen his bowels. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I open the project I’ve been working on and begin to sort through the lines and lines of code, already feeling my muscles loosen as I do. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Most of the knots fixed that morning had loosened under her headcloth and were now cupfuls of soft wool her fingers thrilled to. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes and loosened my grip on the string. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nurse Hickey loosened my tie and unfastened my shirts top buttons. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I can loosen it for you,” I said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I pull her shirt out from where it’s tucked into her pants and begin to loosen the buttons. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She would never loosen that deadly hold until the last breath of life was gone. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the beavers had left, the dam had been crumbling and loosening gradually, until it had become just a question of time before it would give way altogether, and drain the flooded land behind. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If Mama didn’t hear him right away, he’d start braying, and he’d keep it up till she went and loosened the drag. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z But I guess the crowd was loosened up that inning. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He loosens his tie and relaxes back into his chair. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Later, a roll in hot water, to loosen the feathers. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Barack and I loved each other deeply, but it was as if at the center of our relationship there were suddenly a knot we couldn’t loosen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “C’mon, it’s, like, in the hips. You have to loosen up.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was beginning to loosen, and I supposed I needed to redo it. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I felt the cloth pressed into place, and frowned so that it would be loosened when I relaxed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He fusses with his cravat until it loosens, and the silk tumbles down his chest like a spill of orange champagne. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The mother’s arms had loosened and the baby had fallen next to her. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He strained and loosened the bolt, supporting the old starter motor with his hand while he ratcheted the remaining bolt. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Nico stands up and loosens the striped blue tie he’s wearing over a gray shirt. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He loosened his grip on her just slightly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I try loosening my girdle, but I’m completely strapped in with a series of hooks and buttons. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Then the gun loosened in his fingers; he tried to grip it again and found that he could not. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But he felt himself loosen, begin to breathe. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have access,” Ash insisted, loosening the last of the laces. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “It's not Tallis. You should call me Briony,” she whispered, as the hand reached over to touch hers, and loosened her fingers from the boys. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Waited for the steel hands to loosen their grip. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Hurriedly I loosened one strap of the backpack to free my right shoulder, which made it easier to swim. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z His eyes were as red as Mother’s had been, but his face had loosened a little from the tightness of the night before. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She rose and drew about her her loosened garments and fastened them closely about her throat and waist, fitting them to her body with a slow writhe and twist. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Max caught Bigger’s shoulders in a tight grip; then his fingers loosened and he sank back to the cot; but his eyes were still fastened upon Bigger’s face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "Ah, come on, sugar, loosen up, will ya?" his wife coaxed him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But in the end they decided to loosen the grip they had on their seventeen-year-old boy. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I yelled, my voice finally loosened from fear’s fingers. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I ask, loosening up now that the monster is gone. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “If the wind blows south, then, the hurricane might miss the entire Gulf region. “If the hurricane loosens, becomes diffuse, then, there might be only a tropical storm for Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z "Not good," whispered Spoon, loosening his tie from his button-down collar. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Himself reluctant, Hamlet loosened his hold and led me to where the maze opened onto the garden. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The warm tides had washed over them for days, and the skin had loosened from their limbs. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I did this by loosening all the planks, by cutting the sinews and heating the pitch that bound them together. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter, loosening the cramped way some roses had been bunched into a vase, saw that Lyra wasn’t moving and glanced pointedly at the door. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Daddy still had on his work clothes, but he’d taken off his jacket and loosened his tie, like he was going to dig a ditch in his suit. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I go to our spot, the one we’ve always gone to, where Max kept loosening the barbed wire. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A cold wind loosens the curls from my Belle-bun as Rémy and I follow the attendant, weaving through the maze of winter shrubbery. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He sat back and loosened his belt to accommodate the bulge in his waistband from the .38-caliber revolver he’d brought along for protection. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Downwards with a double-handed gesture at the two that held trousers, downwards again to loosen her undergarment. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Tried to open my eyes wider and loosen my jaw a little to wipe it back to regular. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Reynolds loosened his hand on my collar and I ducked out of the room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Joseph picked at the knots until they loosened, then gently lifted the lid. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She shakes the pan to loosen the crepe, then angles it downward and swoops it in a circle. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He swung his arms, and loosened up his legs. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the open air there was nothing to stop the wind from damaging him, and to their dismay his form began to loosen and dissolve. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She jerked her head to loosen the thought. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps I am not in the proper mood to believe it,” Isobel says, loosening the knots and putting the ribbons aside, letting them cascade over the arm of the chair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He loosened the reins on his horse, who galloped forward over the rocks and sand. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “Why, no, sir, I ain’t got no interest in that, not at all. I’m jus’ thinking some water might loosen up your clothes a bit. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He swung an arm as though to loosen a frozen shoulder. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z When the water had finished loosening the chalk, she took a towel and scrubbed the floor until her back ached and her legs and hands were frozen. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Chas loosened his grip, and I was standing again, but he held on to my necktie with his left hand as he raised a fist with his right. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Turner crawled away from the ledges and stood up unsteadily, as if the blast had loosened the granite beneath him and it was swaying with the quarrelsome waves. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Self-consciously, Alfred began to loosen his tie, but Jelly Belly tapped his hand. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When he began to swim—after he’d overcome the agony of starting and his muscles had loosened somewhat—he tried to think. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I try to ignore the raised eyebrows when I say I want my child to learn to speak Farsi despite my loosening grasp on the language. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z They were all talking now; the excitement and relief had loosened everyone’s tongue. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She hoped, though, that whatever it was would loosen some of the knots that had tightened inside him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sam liked the spectacle of the human animal up close, as well as his access to the workings of the town, once the drink loosened tongues. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Only rarely does she loosen the seals enough to allow herself to think of Werner. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His grip on Mark began to loosen, and as soon as it did, Mark acted. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to loosen the body so it will flow downstream,” she says between halting breaths. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go ahead, mi niña. Enjoy them,” Papi says, loosening his tie and taking his seat at the head of the table. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Nothing but a trail of loosened electrical cable to lead him out. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z All he needs is a little exercise to loosen up his stiff leg. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “When you put your fingers inside, it loosens. But when you try to remove them, the circumference shrinks as the braid catches and tightens. There’s no way you can pull free by struggling.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Through all that, his grip on my arm does not loosen once. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He was taking off my shawl in the hall, and shaking the water out of my loosened hair, when Mrs. Fairfax emerged from her room. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Was he trying not to think of water palaces and loosened robes, or was he just tired, old, half-blind, and too proud to admit it? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She breathed in, trying to loosen the knot of frustration and self-loathing inside herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The “magic” of Elizebeth’s “beautiful loosened hair” made him long to put his arms around her “in a passionate embrace.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Gently, he shook it to and fro until it loosened; then he lifted it out and laid it on the porch in the snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It may have been the memory of my father—open- collared, his tie loosened and stained, his eyes clouded and his breath heavy, glass in hand—that made me a teetotaler. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He sits beside me and loosens the bottom two buttons of my shirt, then pushes it up until he exposes my bandaged waist. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I asked as I tried in vain to loosen the ropes at my wrists. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It loosened you, she would think; it lightened you. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It would require a special wrench to tighten or loosen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At the mention of her name, I loosened. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She loosened her hold slightly on the driver’s neck. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Merry was riding behind Dernhelm, clutching with the left hand while with the other he tried to loosen his sword in its sheath. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He shook his head furiously to loosen the covering. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He probed at the opening of the pouch with a stick, loosening it. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z When I reached down to loosen his collar he grabbed me by the wrist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Woolf loosened his fingers and let an inch or two of the reins slide through. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t fully let my baby go, but I did have to loosen my grip significantly. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z By the time this winter had stiffened itself into a hateful knot that nothing could loosen, something did loosen it, or rather someone. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t fight against the handcuffs. You push your fingers in, not out. That loosens the braid.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Although it was the other way around, Ferns fists wrapped around the bottom of my top, I loosened Fern’s grip on my clothes and pushed her forward. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She learned from Muff to pour a bottle of Coca-Cola into the soak tub to help loosen the mud, but it still took extra scrubbing before she even put the clothes through Muff’s washer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I work to loosen it, and he rushes to help. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She cried a great wail of anguish, and shook and shook the cage, trying to loosen the hair with the little strength she had left. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was the moon that loosened the bindings on the night and the secret wounds held so close. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He passed me the flask again, and I swallowed a couple of gulps, feeling the alcohol loosen my limbs and my brain. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Lyddie slid her fingers under the paper to loosen the paste and handed it to Brigid. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Its grip loosens and I gulp the air, greedy for life. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Anyway, she’d kind of take me in her arms and I’d be all stiff, so she’d press my head to her shoulder and give me a squeeze or two to loosen me up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She lifted the lid from the cup, loosened the belt on the bathrobe, and lay back on the bed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The satyr propped him against Athena’s feet and loosened the harness that attached Nico to the statue. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “We shall have to loosen those corset laces if we intend to keep you as intimate dinner company.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Those holding Harry loosened their grip, staring behind them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z After a few songs, I begin to loosen up. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But I wait, kept awake by the thought of bodies hitting pavement, until his grip loosens and his breathing steadies. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They dug around the base of the post to loosen it, then kicked the post over. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He wondered, suddenly, somewhere in the back of his head, whether the mead was responsible for loosening his tongue. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As they loosen the rope around the chest, the corpse tumbles off the chair and lands in the dirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But the mouse tail, covered as it was in oil, was slick and difficult to hold on to and Mig, in reaching for the knife, loosened her grip, and Despereaux fell to the floor. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Tam Lin studied Tom’s earnest face for a moment and then loosened his grip on the boy’s shirt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel a loosening of my throat, and somehow a new voice emerges, as deep and rich as chocolate. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His tie was now loosened and his hair was wild. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Blanca felt something hot run through her bones, loosening her limbs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He recovered possession of himself before the tourniquet was finished and loosened it immediately to lessen the danger of gangrene. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When she talks about that stuff, the music part, my heart loosens. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Jasper’s voice whipped, and then he was right behind her, his hands curling over hers, loosening them from their grip on the table. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A sharp hiss came out of him, and for a second his hand upon Sam’s throat loosened; but his fingers still gripped the sword-hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z This loosening was brought on by overcast weather and, faster still, by heavy seas. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We had been loosening up for about ten minutes. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He grinned hugely, but his fingers didn’t loosen on my neck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When I tried to retrieve it, the tie around my chest loosened and the notebook slipped out too. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The tangle loosens under her thumb and she pulls the strands apart. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Her feet loosened then as he reached her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will not behave like a Red Indian, Michael,” she said, loosening his hold. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He scratches the top of his head, loosening his hair from the short knot he wears it in. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I’ve already put oil on all the bolts to loosen them. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Once her fingers loosened up it didn’t take long before I tilted back into position and she came at me and finished the second nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As soon as I loosened him from his chain he trotted down the steps to the cellar. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He cursed, his grasp loosening enough for me to wrench free. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I think of Cordelia examining the growing pouches under her eyes, the skin, up close, loosened and crinkled like elbows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z From the moment the several hundred delegates arrived, a profusion of free champagne, partly provided by American dollars, was available to loosen international barriers. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He was suddenly hollow; his fingers loosened and fell from the reins, slippery with sweat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Dad’s loosened up a bit since they got back home, but the No Closed Doors policy still stands. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I also delivered a strong message on sanctions, for I knew that the Bush administration felt it was time to loosen them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The horses picked their own way, heads hung low, reins loosened against the bits. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The branches tightened around my wrist, as proof of what they could do, and then they loosened enough so I could talk without wincing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My fingers shake, but I still manage to loosen them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Sweet air rushed into his chest as the arm loosened its grip. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Hold tighter. Your grip is loosening,” the water monster said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She asked her burrowing friends, the moles and the groundhogs, to dig through the dirt and loosen the soil. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He watches, and gradually I see his muscles loosen and relax. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He pulled at the collar to loosen it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He loosened his tie and rolled up his sleeves to eat. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His arm was loosening up every day, and for the first time since his fall with Fair Knightess, he began to look like the rider he had once been. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Moody, quite unconcerned, was now loosening the ties of the large sacks he had brought with him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you do not understand. I offer you something you cannot have even if I loosened your hands and gave back your weapon. By that, Lord Gwydion, I mean—your life.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z But as I head across the river, my confidence grows and I loosen my grip on the wheel. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At the same time, he loosened his grip on my shirt. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Devine loosened his belt, unlaced his shoes, and set his stocking feet up on a glass coffee table. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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